More than ever before, students are coming to school with social, emotional, and behavioral issues that could have a negative impact on their learning. What's more, the pressure on teachers for their students to perform well on high-stakes testing can take the focus away from addressing behavioral issues. This book provides an inclusive approach to behavior focused on building relationships, community, behavior skills, and academic achievement. The CALM framework provides teachers with successful behavior strategies that will create a comfortable, safe, respectful, and encouraging learning environment for students and teachers alike.
Industry Reviews
"Victoria Lentfer is the 21st century Madeline Hunter! Dr. Lentfer's CALM approach makes so much sense. This book should be required reading for all first year teachers who often struggle with classroom management. Finally a step-by-step approach that helps to diffuse classroom disruptions while allowing teachers to teach and students to learn. Classrooms can become kind and caring learning environments that have high expectations and respect all students." -- Pamela J. Cohn, Executive Director Secondary School Support & Supervision "CALM Classroom Management is critical to teaching success. The author has 'been there, done that' when it comes to learning from mistakes, digging into the research, engaging in reflection and becoming a continuous learner in the area of classroom management. This book applies a practical, no-nonsense and experience based approach which includes research-based case-studies and activities to help teachers and administrators be successful." -- Nancy A. Edick, Lois G. Roskens Dean, College of Education "Dr. Lentfer's book on classroom management reaches a broad audience. Her philosophy of CALM (Communication, Accountability, Leadership and Motivation) allows educators to see and relate practical strategies teachers can implement tomorrow." ? -- Kim Campbell, Proud Middle School Teacher/AMLE Consultant/SOAR Coordinator/Dean of Students "CALM management is a simple, yet effective way for teachers to establish a positive learning environment. Teachers are able to establish a respectful classroom by using the proactive methods in the CALM management program. This step-by-step approach empowers students through choices and accountability. This a must read for new teachers!" -- Jim Sutfin, Ed.D, Superintendent "Dr. Lentfer's CALM Management Program is the answer to every teacher's biggest wish; to have a classroom environment where every single student can experience success. She provides simple, clear, and proven techniques for classroom management, with examples from real classrooms, at every level of schooling. Every teacher needs a copy of this book, new and veteran alike!" -- Dr. Ferial Pearson, College of Education "Everyone is seeking the one answer regarding classroom management, the truth is, there is no one perfect answer. However, staying CALM, building relationships, using humor, and setting realistic expectations can help you as an educator. This book explores how critical it is to be proactive and thoughtful in your classroom management. Next time things get so crazy in your classroom that you want to set your hair on fire- remember stay calm, wigs are expensive!" -- Jack Berckemeyer, Presenter and Author of Taming of the Team "Filled with actionable and adaptable strategies for all grade levels, this text is a comprehensive guide for establishing a classroom environment where all students can thrive. ?A valuable and explicit resource for teachers new to the profession; as well as, career educators wishing to reset their classroom management process and procedures." -- Melissa Chalupnik, Director of Professional Learning "This is a great how-to book that provides excellent strategies and tools to create a smooth functioning classroom leading to increased instructional time and student learning. For the novice teacher, it offers many procedures that can be easily implemented into a classroom management framework. For the experienced teacher, it provides ideas that can be applied, adapted, and integrated into their existing classroom management model. This is a valuable resource for all teachers in PreK- 12 school settings." -- Dr. Janice Garnett, University of Nebraska Omaha, Assistant Professor "Vicki has outlined a logical roadmap to not only address behavior, but change the narrative regarding classroom management to reflect a shift in mindset that replaces irrational responses with positive choices that are effective in keeping the focus on student learning." -- Marlena Gross-Taylor, Founder of #EduGladiators "If I had this book my first year of teaching, I would have floundered less and my students would have learned more! Dr. Lentfer does a thorough job of breaking down classroom management. The book is full of concrete examples for elementary, middle school, and high school teachers, thoroughly explaining the steps to establishing the learning environment that typically takes teachers years to achieve." -- Tony Vincent "As an ESL teacher educator, I am grateful that Dr. Lentfer's CALM Management Program addresses the needs of diverse learners. With its strong focus on building relationships, the CALM Management strategies will empower teacher candidates, experienced teachers, teacher educators, and most importantly students of all ages, languages, and cultural backgrounds." -- Dr. Sandra Rodriguez-Arroyo, Associate Professor of Education, ESL/Bilingual Education and Literacy "This is one of the best classroom management books that I have read. The CALM management tools will help all educators at any stages of their careers. The activities, real-world examples, and reflection questions made the content interactive and meaningful. This book is an invaluable resource for teachers at all levels of their careers!" -- Susan M. Swearer, PhD, Willa Cather Professor of Educational Psychology "This book would be a great supplemental resource for my student teachers in their field assignments. Teacher candidates identify classroom management as one of the most difficult tasks to undertake. I will recommend this book to my student teachers as a way to positively look at classroom management and tackling student behavior issues." -- Natalie Young, Ed. D.
